Gin Wigmore

Another exciting concert has been added to Taupo's musical feast this summer with Gin Wigmore joining Dave Dobbyn at the Riverside Park Unison Amphitheatre on January 2nd.

Dobbyn's '30 Years of Hits' concerts have sold-out in cities nationwide and he has added five new locations and newcomer Gin Wigmore to the tour.

Wigmore is considered this year's most exciting new artist and her album topped the charts in its first week of release. She is signed to Universal Motown Records and recorded her debut with The Cardinals.

The shows are presented by Classic Hits and Dobbyn will perform live with his six-piece band covering his best-loved songs from his last 30 years of touring.

Excitement is the word used by the Taupo District's Manager of Event Marketing Warwick Hall with the announcement of the second commercial concert for the summer.

"We have been working hard on securing high quality, appealing music for the District and this latest concert is the culmination of work to date".

The '30 Years of Hits Summer Tour' brings the total of gigs planned for the Riverside Park Unison Amphitheatre this summer to eight.

"From New Year's Eve to February 27th, we have music at the Amphitheatre every weekend.

"We want to bring more 'non-sweatie' events to Taupo's busy annual calendar of events, and we encourage everyone mark the dates in their diaries now,"

"Together with the Body Art Festival planned for late February we are ushering in a new colourful era of entertainment for all of the Taupo District and its visitors to enjoy".

Full details of all upcoming events can be found at www.eventscapital.co.nz

Tickets are on sale to the general public through Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.co.nz 0800 111 999 from Monday November 16 at a cost of $29.50 each or are available at the gate for $35 each.

Schedule of Taupo's Summer of Music

December 31st - free New Year's Eve Concert - cover bands Triple J and Sharmin will perform while the Lightning Rider will light himself up.

January 2nd - Dave Dobbyn and Gin Wigmore. Tickets are $29.50 from Ti

January 3rd - free Summer Series - Alzarae - Let Alzarae lift your spirits with their renditions of well-known classics from Andrea Bocelli, remakes by Il Divo, Michael Buble, Brat Pack jazz & swing and their own modern twists on great songs

January 10th - free Summer Series - Ebony & Ivory - With their three-part harmonies and percussive acoustic sound boosted by solid yet adventurous drums and a groove-driven bass, Ebony and Ivory guarantees to have the oldest person dancing and the youngest person singing!

January 17th - free Summer Series - Triple J - They've played in with top session musicians in LA, supported Dragon and The Angels and now it's their turn to wow the Taupo audiences.

January 24th - free Summer Series - She Jus' Greedy - She Jus' Greedy is a combination of many different musical styles; rock, blues, funk, soul and reggae.

January 31st - free Anniversary Weekend concert - Flaming Mudcats, She Jus' Greedy and The Jukes in a four hour blues gig.

February 19th - 21st - New Zealand Festival of Body Art

February 27th - More FM Winery Tour - Tim Finn, Bic Runga and Dave Dobbyn: Together In Concert with Boh Runga and Che Fu opening the show. Early bird tickets (purchased on or before 30 November 2009) are $70 plus booking fees, general tickets (purchased from 1 December 2009) are $75 plus booking fees, and tickets purchased at the gate for each show are $85 Free entry for children 12 yrs and under, accompanied by a parent or guardian who has purchased a ticket